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Rallus wetmorei (Plain-flanked Rail)

Wikipedia Abstract

The plain-flanked rail (Rallus wetmorei) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and coastal saline lagoons.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Rallus wetmorei

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Rallus wetmorei

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
54
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.51411
EDGE Score: 4.22117
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore, Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Ectothermic [1]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [1]  10 %
Diet - Fish [1]  10 %
Diet - Fruit [1]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  30 %
Diet - Plants [1]  20 %
Diet - Seeds [1]  10 %
Forages - Understory [1]  10 %
Forages - Ground [1]  40 %
Forages - Water Surface [1]  40 %
Forages - Underwater [1]  10 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
La Costa xeric shrublands Venezuela Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Lara-Falcón dry forests Venezuela Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Maracaibo dry forests Venezuela Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Paraguana xeric scrub Venezuela Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cuare Wildlife Refuge 29289 Venezuela  
Morrocoy National Park 63672 Venezuela  
Parque Nacional Henri Pittier National Park 218030 Venezuela  
San Esteban National Park II 107491 Venezuela    

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Parque Nacional Henri Pittier Venezuela A1, A2, A3  
Parque Nacional Morrocoy Venezuela A1, A2, A3
Parque Nacional San Esteban Venezuela A1, A2, A3  
Refugio de Fauna Silvestre Cuare Venezuela A1, A2, A3, A4i

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Morrocoy National Park Venezuela

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0